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Need some help with the following

1 Adding a US Battleship to a scenario but the icon is corrupted - it is coming up with what looks like a german glider - how do I change this?
2 The M20 Scout car - the green highlight line is out of sink - is there a way of correcting this?
3 When using the "Edit Order of Battle" is there any way to copy units. For example I have just added landing craft to an infantry division is there anyway to copy this division?
4 Does anyone have a copy of a german mg unit from the original West Front?

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Need some help with the following

1 Adding a US Battleship to a scenario but the icon is corrupted - it is coming up with what looks like a german glider - how do I change this?

What UPDATE are you using? I don't have the game infront of me, so I can't check.

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2 The M20 Scout car - the green highlight line is out of sink - is there a way of correcting this?

Yes, I will attach an update .BIT file this weekend.

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3 When using the "Edit Order of Battle" is there any way to copy units. For example I have just added landing craft to an infantry division is there anyway to copy this division?

Not a copy and paste directly, but there is a way.

Save your original OOB file -- ORIGINAL.ORG

Save a copy of the original -- USINF_LC.ORG

In the USINF_LC.ORG, remove everything but the infantry division that you added the landing craft to.

Save USINF_LC.ORG when you are complete.

Close USINF_LC.ORG and open the ORIGINAL.ORG

FILE --> APPEND...

Select the USINF_LC.ORG file

Press OPEN

And voila. You have a copy of the infantry division with landing craft in your ORIGINAL.ORG file.

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4 Does anyone have a copy of a german mg unit from the original West Front?

I will attach them the .BMP and .BIT file this weekend.

Jason Petho

Hi Jason

Thanks for the quick reply, comprehensive too.

The game version is 1.04 and the editore 1.0

The "image" in the previous post was a screen print but it doesn't seem to have worked

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Hi Jason

Thanks for the quick reply, comprehensive too.

The game version is 1.04 and the editore 1.0

OK, no worries. I will have to post a replacement file for the US as well. The Platoon10.oob, Platoon10.obx and associated graphics will need to be updated.

Are these for West Front or Rising Sun or both?

Jason Petho

Hi

Rising Sun is fine, it's just West Front

How do you attach a screenshot anyway?

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How do you attach a screenshot anyway?

Below where you type is a "File"

Try Click here to Upload! and then make sure you check Embed picture to post

Watch your file size.

Jason Petho

Hi Jason

Thanks for all your help. This is just to show what I mean. This is suppose to be two battleships

Thanks for the screenshot.. they are always helpful!

Jason Petho

REPLACED BELOW

Dang! [X(]
That's one powerful glider. [;)]

[:'(]

RR

Hi Jason

Was I suppose to delete any files first because when I copied the files over and tried to add the battleship the game crashed?

ta

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Hi Jason

Was I suppose to delete any files first because when I copied the files over and tried to add the battleship the game crashed?

ta

Is it giving an error? If so, what is it?

Jason Petho

Hi Jason

Please see attached for error message. Had to act quick though as it crashes to desktop

ta

I would recommend unzipping the file to a new folder.

Then going into the new folder and copy and paste everything in the PATCH West Front folder to the GAME West Front folder.

That should fix the problem.

Jason Petho

LOL.. crap. I see the error.

Hang on.

-- REMOVED, UPDATED BELOW --

Hi Jason

This is USS Nearly - just about there, but not quite

ta

Here you go.

!!!!!!!!!! CHANGE THE EXTENTION FROM .TXT to .ZIP !!!!!!!!!

Extract into a folder and copy/paste the files you are wishing to use into WEST FRONT.

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The zip file contains an optional, minor patch that replaces a few files for WEST FRONT



\West Front\platoon02.obx
\West Front\platoon02.oob

Corrects the truck VP levels for the Italians

\West Front\platoon10.obx
\West Front\platoon10.oob

Changes the graphic reference number for the battleship & increases the value of Engineer Trucks

\West Front\UP01213.bmp
\West Front\Op01213.bit

Talonsoft version of the German MG.

\West Front\Op10084.bit

New outline for the M20 scout cars

\West Front\up10801.bmp

Ensures the correct glider graphic is used

\West Front\Up10810.bmp
\West Front\Op10810.bit

Battleship graphics for the Americans.

Jason Petho